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Ishmael
Biblical Persons & Places
Ishmael
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.8.38;
only referred to as Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל);
son of Azel;
a brother of Azrikam, Bocheru, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan.
Ishmael
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.19.11;
only referred to as Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל);
father of Zebadiah.
Ishmael
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1;
only referred to as Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל);
a son of Jehohanan.
Ishmael
Jeremiah's adversary living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23;
only referred to as Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל);
a son of Nethaniah.
Ishmael
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.22;
only referred to as Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל).
Ishmael
Abraham's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.11;
referred to as Ishmael (יִשְׁמָעֵאל), or Ishmaelite (KJV= Ishmeelite) or Ishmaelite (יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי), or Ishmaelite (יִשְׂרְאֵלִי);
a son of Abraham and Hagar;
half-brother of: Isaac, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah;
father of Nebaioth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, Kedemah and Mahalath.
Strong's Definition
Jishmael, the name of Abraham's oldest son, and of five Israelites
Derivation: from H8085 (שָׁמַע) and H410 (אֵל); God will hear;
KJV Usage: Ishmael.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ishmael = "God will hear"
1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah
5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne
6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of Arabia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.11;
son of: Abraham (H0085) and Hagar (H1904);
half-brother of: Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744);
father of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
§ Ishmael = "God will hear"
1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah
5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne
6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יִשְׁמָעֵאל
yishmâ‛êl
BDB Definition:
Ishmael = God will hear
1) son of Abraham and Sarahs handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples
2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah
3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth
4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah
5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne
6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8085 and H410
Total KJV Occurrences: 48